Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-16
LOCAL BREyITIES.

Davisville is about to have added to her
| industries foundry and machine shop.
The Pyke Opera Company came down
| from Marysville yesterday, going to Stock
| ton.
There was not large attendance upon
the " gift picnic held at East Park yester-
day.
There was another fire in the grass ON
the Grant Saturday, doing considerable
damage.
There was heavy rain at the upper end
of the California and Oregon Railroad Sat-
urday night.
Two more new locomotives. Just COM
pleted at the railroad works, were out for
trial trips yesterday.
Ed. Robbins has sold his fine pointer
Bird" by Bow, Jr., to DR.. Schnabel, of
Newcastle, receiving for him $50 and the
doctors fine young setter.
The bonds of the new Clerk of the water
! work, V. ]. Gregory, will be presented to
the City Trustees to-day, and the bonds of
his deputies will be passed upon by him.
In the Police Court Saturday the case of
Mrs. Vassels, for disturbing the peace, was
continued until the 17th......Miss All Suey,
arrested for exhibiting, forfeited her de-
posit......John E. Sullivan, drunk, was
discharged.
In Department One of the Superior
Court, Saturday. the case of S. r. Caldwell,
assignee, VS.. John Lawton, which has been
on trial several days, went to the jury, and
verdict in favor of plaintiff for 81, 900
was rendered.
There was good attendance at Pioneer
Hall last evening upon the lecture deliv-
cred by Samuel p. Putnam upon the SUBJ
ject The New Heaven and Earth" Mr..
Putnam proved to be very interesting
speaker, and his audience was well enter
tanned.
Sanitary and Building Inspector Starr
has appointed Clarence Foote deputy, in
accordance with an ordinance recently
passed by the City Trustees. Mr.. Foote
will receive $75 per month. 1t is understood
that his office will last only during the
summer months.
Among the recent land transfers in Yolo
county, it may be mentioned that w. II.
Wood has sold his Capay valley ranch of
160 acres to Thomas & Holcom for $4,000.
J. ID. Stephens purchased of B. w. and B.
ii. Stephens 800 acres of the Rancho Canada
De Capay for $11 900.
number of members of the Order of
Chosen Friends of this city went down to
Clarksburg in four-horse conveyance
Saturday evening, and paid fraternal visit
to the Lodge of the Order at that place,
returning home at 5:15 A. NJ. yestel day,
much pleased with their visit.
A dispatch received Saturday morning
by John Breuner, Jr., stated that his father
and the other members of the party of
eighteen excursionists to Germany who
left Sacramento on the ID instant, ar
rived in New York in good health, and on
Saturday sailed in the steamer Elder for
Europe.
About 10 o'clock last night officer
O'Meara met on K street small boy who
peddles tomales to assist his widowed
mother in gaining a living. The boy was
crying, ana told the officer that two men
had met him just before, taken two tomales
from his bucket, and made off with them
without paying.
Between 6 and 7 o'clock last evening
man assaulted another in a street car at
Tenth and streets, causing the other pas
sengers to leave in hurry. After commit
ing the assault the man ran, and when of
hcer Rowland. who was near by heard of
the trouble and endeavored to find him, he
had disappeared in Capitol Park.
The trading steamer Alvarado, belonging
to George o. Bates, sunk at her landing on
the Yolo side of the river Friday night.
barges moored alongside her at different
times at high water, while she was laid up,
| having crowded her against the bank in
such manner that when the river fell she
careened over. Her machinery can be
saved at least.
a young colored woman, about Il wears
OF age, applied at the police Office yester-
day for the arrest of her brother for battery.
| The warrant was not issued, it appearing
that the brother, learning that she had be-
come an inmate of house of ill-repute on
| / Safn TO
| to get her to leave the place, and failing to
do so, became SO disguised that he slapped
| her face
| The average Signal Service temperature
on Saturday was SO, which is 50 warmer
than the average temperature for that day
| during nine years. The highest and lowest
| temperature was SO and so, with fresh
southerly and westerly winds, with the
weather clear to fair and cloudy. The aver
age temperature yesterday was 63o which
is 80 warmer than the average temperature
! for that day during nine years. The highest
and lowest temperature was 75o and $50
with gentle southerly winds and cloudy
weather. There was rain as far south as
Red Bluff on Saturday night.
In answer to an inquiry of H. G. Hall, of
Menlo Park, inquiring whether there is
any provision in the Political Code which
would prohibit person under 10 years of
age from entering an examination for
teachers certificate, and from receiving
such certificate on becoming Is years old,
the Attorney-General has replied: In the
absence OF any rule on this subject adopted
by the State Board of Education, or the
local Board you may submit to such an
examination, and on attaining the age of
IL years, if your examination is satisfac-
tory, certificate may be awarded you"
Harry Woodthorpe, the jockey who was
thrown from Josie P. while running race
at the Woodland Driving Park Friday
afternoon, is deserving of the practical
sympathy of those charitabiy disposed.
He is poor, is laid up with broken ribs and
sprained back, and is dependent on the
kindness of strangers for sick-room COM
forts. A collection was taken up at the
track in his interest that afternoon, and
creditable sum realized, which was in
creased by contributions made on Satur-
| day. Though at first it was believed he
could lot recover, it is now thought that
he will in due time come around " all
| right.